Benfica vs. River Plate: Titles Won by Year
Who won the most tournaments in each year, River Plate from Argentina or Benfica from Portugal? Explore a timeline with detailed, side-by-side, international and domestic trophies earned by each of these teams throughout their history, year by year.
By taking a look at the year-by-year history of these two teams, one can see that the longest streak with at least one trophy won per year is held by Benfica, which won titles during 7 consecutive years (2 times), a period 1 year longer than the longest positive streak of River Plate, which achieved success for 6 consecutive years (between 2014 and 2019).
In terms of years without a title, the worst run of the two is owned by Benfica, who failed to win trophies for 26 consecutive years (between 1904 and 1929), a streak 9 years longer than the worst streak of River Plate, which couldn't won for 17 consecutive years (between 1958 and 1974).
Titles Won Summary: | |
 Benfica (Portugal) |  River Plate (Argentina) |
 2 international titles | 12 international titles |
 84 domestic titles |  54 domestic titles |
Titles Year by Year: | ||||
 Benfica |  River Plate | |||
2025 | ||||
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2024 | ||||
- |
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2023 | ||||
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2022 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2021 | ||||
- |
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2020 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
2019 | ||||
- |
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2018 | ||||
- |
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- |
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2017 | ||||
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2016 | ||||
- |
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2015 | ||||
- |
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| - | |||
2014 | ||||
- |
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2013 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2012 | ||||
| - | |||
2011 | ||||
| - | |||
2010 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
2009 | ||||
| - | |||
2008 | ||||
- |
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2007 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2006 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2005 | ||||
| - | |||
2004 | ||||
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2003 | ||||
- |
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2002 | ||||
- |
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2001 | ||||
| - | - | |||
2000 | ||||
- |
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Benfica | River Plate | |||
1999 | ||||
- |
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1998 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1997 | ||||
- |
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- |
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1996 | ||||
- |
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1995 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1994 | ||||
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1993 | ||||
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1992 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1991 | ||||
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1990 | ||||
- |
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Benfica | River Plate | |||
1989 | ||||
| - | |||
1988 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1987 | ||||
- |
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| - | |||
1986 | ||||
- |
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1985 | ||||
| - | |||
1984 | ||||
| - | |||
1983 | ||||
| - | |||
1982 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1981 | ||||
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1980 | ||||
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Benfica | River Plate | |||
1979 | ||||
- |
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1978 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1977 | ||||
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1976 | ||||
| - | |||
1975 | ||||
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1974 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1973 | ||||
| - | |||
1972 | ||||
| - | |||
1971 | ||||
| - | |||
1970 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1969 | ||||
| - | |||
1968 | ||||
| - | |||
1967 | ||||
| - | |||
1966 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1965 | ||||
| - | |||
1964 | ||||
| - | |||
1963 | ||||
| - | |||
1962 | ||||
| - | |||
| - | |||
1961 | ||||
| - | |||
| - | |||
1960 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1959 | ||||
| - | |||
1958 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1957 | ||||
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1956 | ||||
- |
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1955 | ||||
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1954 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1953 | ||||
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1952 | ||||
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1951 | ||||
| - | |||
1950 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1949 | ||||
| - | |||
1948 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1947 | ||||
- |
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1946 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1945 | ||||
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1944 | ||||
| - | |||
1943 | ||||
| - | |||
1942 | ||||
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1941 | ||||
- |
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1940 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1939 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1938 | ||||
| - | |||
1937 | ||||
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1936 | ||||
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1935 | ||||
| - | |||
1934 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1933 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1932 | ||||
- |
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1931 | ||||
| - | |||
1930 | ||||
| - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1929 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1928 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1927 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1926 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1925 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1924 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1923 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1922 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1921 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1920 | ||||
- |
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Benfica | River Plate | |||
1919 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1918 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1917 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1916 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1915 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1914 | ||||
- |
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1913 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1912 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1911 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1910 | ||||
| - | - | |||
Benfica | River Plate | |||
1909 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1908 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1907 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1906 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1905 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1904 | ||||
| - (team foundation year) | - | |||
1903 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1902 | ||||
| - | - | |||
1901 | ||||
| - | - (team foundation year) | |||
* Note: the previous information includes the international tournaments that are usually taken into consideration, this is to say, those organized or approved by FIFA or by the continental confederations. It is worth clarifying that River Plate won 6 tournaments (view detail...) organized by country federations.